Asia Football Confederation

Asian Football Confederation
	Logo used since 2001
	AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abbreviation	AFC
Formation	7 May 1954; 70 years ago
Founded at	Manila, Philippines
Type	Sports organisation
Headquarters	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Region served	Asia
Membership	47 member associations
Official language	Arabic ; English
President	Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa
Vice Presidents	See list • Alireza Bageri Susisboxor; (SAFF) ; • Ganbaatar Amgalanbaatar; (EAFF) ; • Mehdi Taj; (CAFA) ; • Saoud Al-Mohannadi; (WAFF) ; • Zaw Zaw; (AFF);
General Secretary	Windsor John
Parent organization	FIFA
Subsidiaries	AFF (Southeast Asia); CAFA (Central Asia); EAFF (East Asia); SAFF (South Asia); WAFF (Western Asia);
Website	the-afc.com

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in most countries and territories in Asia.^[a] The AFC was formed in 1954. It has 47 members. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation (ALFC) was the section of AFC that managed women's association football in Asia. The group was independently founded in April 1968 in a meeting involving Taiwan, British Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. In 1986, ALFC merged with AFC.^[5]

Executive Committee

Members

AFC President and FIFA Senior Vice President^[6]
Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa
FIFA Council Members^[6]
Kohzo Tashima Hamidin Mohd Amin Kanya Keomany Mariano Araneta Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Yasser Al Misehal
AFC Vice Presidents^[6]
Hachem Haidar Mehdi Taj Ugen Tsechup Zaw Zaw Ganbaatar Amgalanbaatar
AFC Executive Committee Members^[6]
Abdullah Ahmed Alshaheen Alrabeea Abdullah Nasser Aljneibi Bassam Adeel Jaleel Pankaj Bikram Nembang Chris Nikou Somyot Poompanmoung Ravshan Irmatov Eric Fok Kai Shan Shaji Prabhakaran
AFC Female Executive Committee Members^[6]
Susan Riyad Abdelrahim Al Shalabi Mahfuza Akhter Kiron Kanya Keomany^[b] Han Un-gyong
General Secretary
Windsor John

Notes

^ ^a ^b Also including some countries/territories in Oceania such as Australia, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
^ also a FIFA Council Member

Member associations

The AFC has 47 member associations split into 5 regions (West, Central, South, East, and South-east ( ASEAN nations)). Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), Republic of China, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam were the founding members.^[7]^[8]

Some nations have proposed splitting the confederation, forming a separate South West Asian Federation.^[9]^[10]^[11]

Code	Name	National teams	Founded	FIFA affiliation	AFC affiliation	IOC member
ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) (12)
AUS	Australia^{[m 1]}	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1961	1963	2006	Yes^{[m 2]}
BRU	Brunei	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1952	1972	1969	Yes
CAM	Cambodia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1933	1954	1954	Yes
TLS	East Timor	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	2002	2005	2002	Yes
IDN	Indonesia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1930	1952	1954	Yes
LAO	Laos	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1951	1952	1968	Yes
MAS	Malaysia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1933	1954	1954	Yes
MYA	Myanmar	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1947	1948	1954	Yes
PHI	Philippines	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1907	1930	1954	Yes
SGP	Singapore	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1892	1952	1954	Yes
THA	Thailand	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1916	1925	1954	Yes
VIE	Vietnam	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1960	1952	1954	Yes
Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) (6)
AFG	Afghanistan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1933	1948	1954	Yes
IRN	Islamic Republic of Iran	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1920	1948	1958	Yes
KGZ	Kyrgyz Republic	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1992	1994	1993	Yes
TJK	Tajikistan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1936	1994	1993	Yes
TKM	Turkmenistan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1992	1994	1993	Yes
UZB	Uzbekistan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1946	1994	1993	Yes
East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) (10)
CHN	China	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1924	1931	1974	Yes
TPE	Chinese Taipei^{[m 3]}	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1936	1954	1954	Yes
PRK	DPR Korea	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1945	1958	1974	Yes
GUM	Guam	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1975	1996	1991	Yes^{[m 2]}
HKG	Hong Kong, China	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1914	1954	1954	Yes
JPN	Japan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1921	1921	1954	Yes
KOR	Korea Republic	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1928	1948	1954	Yes
MAC	Macau	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1939	1978	1978	No^{[m 4]}
MNG	Mongolia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1959	1998	1993	Yes
NMI	Northern Mariana Islands	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	2005	N/A	2020	No^{[m 5]}
South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) (7)
BAN	Bangladesh	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1972	1976	1974	Yes
BHU	Bhutan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1983	2000	1993	Yes
IND	India	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1937	1948	1954	Yes
MDV	Maldives	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1982	1986	1984	Yes
NEP	Nepal	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1951	1972	1954	Yes
PAK	Pakistan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1947	1948	1954	Yes
SRI	Sri Lanka	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1939	1952	1954	Yes
West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) (12)
BHR	Bahrain	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1957	1968	1969	Yes
IRQ	Iraq	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1948	1950	1970	Yes
JOR	Jordan	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1949	1956	1970	Yes
KUW	Kuwait	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1952	1964	1964	Yes
LBN	Lebanon	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1933	1936	1964	Yes
OMA	Oman	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1978	1980	1980	Yes
PLE	Palestine	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1998	1998	1998	Yes
QAT	Qatar	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1960	1972	1974	Yes
KSA	Saudi Arabia	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1956	1956	1972	Yes
SYR	Syria	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1936	1937	1970	Yes
UAE	United Arab Emirates	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1971	1974	1974	Yes
YEM	Yemen	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 F BS Women's W U23 W U20 W U17	1962	1980	1980	Yes

Notes

^ Former member of the Oceania Football Confederation (1966–1972, 1978–2006), joined AFC.
^ ^a ^b Oceania country or territory is a member of the Oceania National Olympic Committees rather than the Olympic Council of Asia.
^ Former member of the Oceania Football Confederation (1976–1982), joined AFC.
^ Macau's Olympic Committee is an OCA member and not an IOC member.
^ Part of the United States Olympic Committee.

Former members

Association	Year	Note
Israel	1954–1974	Expelled from AFC competitions in 1974, as a result of a proposal by Kuwait (as other Muslim and Arab countries refused to play against Israel), that was adopted by a vote of 17 to 13 with 6 abstentions.^[12]^[13] Later became a full UEFA member in 1994.
New Zealand	1964^[14]	Founding member of OFC in 1966.
South Yemen	1972–1990^[15]	Joined North Yemen as Yemen.
Kazakhstan	1993–2002	Joined UEFA in 2002.^[16]^[17]

Competitions

AFC competitions

National teams:

Men

Women

Esports

AFC eAsian Cup

Clubs:

Men

Women

AFC Women's Champions League

Defunct

National teams:

Men

Women

AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship^[19]

Clubs:

Men

Women

AFC Women's Club Championship

AFC runs the AFC Asian Cup and the AFC Women's Asian Cup, which are held every 4 years. AFC organises the AFC Futsal Asian Cup, AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup, AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup, various age-level international association football, youth futsal tournaments and the Asian qualifying tournament for the FIFA World Cup and for football at the Summer Olympics.

The top-ranked AFC tournament for men's association football clubs is the AFC Champions League Elite. The competition is an amalgamation of the Asian Club Championship, the Asian Cup Winners' Cup and the Asian Super Cup and gathers the top teams from the highest-ranked nations in Asia (the number of teams depend on that country's ranking and can be upgraded or downgraded). The top-ranked AFC tournament for women's association football clubs is the AFC Women's Champions League which was launched in the 2024–25 season.^[20]

The second-tier men's tournament is the AFC Champions League Two, while the third-tier tournament is the AFC Challenge League, which were both revamped and rebranded in 2024.^[21]

AFC runs an annual Asian futsal club tournament, the AFC Futsal Club Championship for futsal club competition.^[22]

Current title holders

National teams
Tournament	Most recent	Champions	Details	Runners-up	Next^[23]^[24]
AFC Asian Cup ( qualification)	2023 ( qual.)	Qatar	Final	Jordan	2027 ( qual.)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup	2024 ( qual.)	Japan	Final	Uzbekistan	2026 ( qual.)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup	2023 ( qual.)	Uzbekistan	Final	Iraq	2025 ( qual.)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup	2023 ( qual.)	Japan	Final	South Korea	2025 ( qual.)
Men's Asian Games Football Tournament	2022	South Korea	Final	Japan	2026
Boys' Asian Youth Games Football Tournament	2013	South Korea	Final	Iran	2025
AFC Futsal Asian Cup	2024 ( qual.)	Iran	Final	Thailand	2026
AFC U-20 Futsal Asian Cup	2019 ( qual.)	Japan	Final	Afghanistan	2023 ( qual.)
Men's Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Futsal Tournament	2017	Iran	Final	Uzbekistan	2023
AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup	2023	Iran	Final	Japan	2025
Men's Asian Beach Games Beach Soccer Tournament	2016	Japan	Final	Oman	2023
Women's national teams
AFC Women's Asian Cup ( qualification)	2022 ( qual.)	China	Final	South Korea	2026 ( qual.)
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup	2024 ( qual.)	North Korea	Final	Japan	2026 ( qual.)
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup	2024 ( qual.)	North Korea	Final	Japan	2026 ( qual.)
Women's Asian Games Football Tournament	2022	Japan	Final	North Korea	2026
AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament	2024	Australia Japan	Play-off	Uzbekistan North Korea	2028
AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup	2018	Iran	Final	Japan	2025
Women's Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Futsal Tournament	2017	Thailand	Final	Japan	2023
Club teams
AFC Champions League Elite	2023–24 ( qual.)	Al Ain	Final	Yokohama F. Marinos	2024–25 ( qual.)
AFC Champions League Two	2023–24	Central Coast Mariners	Final	Al Ahed	2024–25 ( qual.)
AFC Challenge League	2014	HTTU Asgabat	Final	Rimyongsu	2024–25 ( qual.)
AFC Futsal Club Championship	2019	Nagoya Oceans	Final	Mes Sungun	2024
Women's club teams
AFC Women's Champions League	—	—	—	—	2024–25 ( qual.)

Esports

Competition		Current	Winner (Player/Gamer ID)	Details	Runner-up (Player/Gamer ID)		Next
AFC eAsian Cup		2023	Indonesia	Final	Japan		TBD

Defunct tournaments

National teams
Competition	Last held	Champions	Title	Runners-up
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations	2007	Japan	2nd	Egypt
AFC-OFC Challenge Cup	2003	Iran	1st	New Zealand
AFC Solidarity Cup	2016	Nepal	1st	Macau
AFC Challenge Cup	2014	Palestine	1st	Philippines
AFC U-14 Championship	2014	Iraq	1st	North Korea
Club teams
Afro-Asian Club Championship	1998	Raja Casablanca	1st	Pohang Steelers
Asian Cup Winners' Cup	2001–02	Al-Hilal	2nd	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Asian Super Cup	2002	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2nd	Al-Hilal
Women's club teams
AFC Women's Club Championship	2023	Urawa Red Diamonds	1st	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

Titles by nation

Nation	Men									Women				Futsal					Beach Soccer		Club							Inter Conf.			Esports	Nation	Total
Nation	Asia	Sol	Cha	Asiad	U23	U20	U17	U14	AYG	Asia	Asiad	U20	U17	Men	AIMm	U20	Wmn	AIMw	BS	ABG	ACLE	ACL2	ACGL	AWC	ASC	WCC	FCC	AAN	AO	AAC	eAsia	Nation	Total
Japan	4			1	2	1	4			2	3	6	4	4		1		3	3	1	8			5	2	2	4	2	1			Japan	63
Iran	3			4		4	1							13	5	1	2		3	2	3			1			4		1			Iran	47
South Korea	2			6	1	12	2		2			2	1								12				3			1		2		South Korea	46
Saudi Arabia	3				1	3	2														6			6	3							Saudi Arabia	24
China						1	2			9	3	1									3											China	19
North Korea			2	1		3	2			3	3	1	4																			North Korea	19
Iraq	1			1	1	5	1	1														3										Iraq	13
Israel	1					6															3											Israel	10
Myanmar				2		7																	1									Myanmar	10
Thailand						2	1			1								1			2						2			1		Thailand	10
Qatar	2			1		1	1														2											Qatar	7
Chinese Taipei				2						3													1									Chinese Taipei	6
Kuwait	1																					4										Kuwait	5
Tajikistan			1																				4									Tajikistan	5
United Arab Emirates						1													2	1	1											United Arab Emirates	5
Uzbekistan				1	1		1											1				1										Uzbekistan	5
India			1	2		1																										India	4
Jordan																						3				1						Jordan	4
Oman							2												1	1												Oman	4
Australia	1									1											1	1										Australia	4
Bahrain																			1			2										Bahrain	3
Syria						1																2										Syria	3
Indonesia						1																									1	Indonesia	2
Kyrgyzstan																							2									Kyrgyzstan	2
Turkmenistan																							2									Turkmenistan	2
Lebanon																						1										Lebanon	1
Malaysia																						1										Malaysia	1
Nepal		1																														Nepal	1
New Zealand										1																						New Zealand	1
Palestine			1																													Palestine	1

Rankings

FIFA World Rankings

FIFA Men's Rankings (as of 20 June 2024)^[25]
AFC*	FIFA	+/-	National Team	Points
1	17	1	Japan	1628.81
2	20		Iran	1611.16
3	22	1	South Korea	1572.87
4	23	1	Australia	1571.29
5	35	1	Qatar	1504.06
6	55	3	Iraq	1433.07
7	56	3	Saudi Arabia	1431.3
8	62	2	Uzbekistan	1397.41
9	68	3	Jordan	1374.13
10	69	2	United Arab Emirates	1368.84
11	76	1	Oman	1326.18
12	81	1	Bahrain	1302.86
13	88		China	1267.51
14	93	4	Syria	1246.68
15	94	2	Syria	1242.96
16	95	2	Palestine	1231.25
17	100	1	Thailand	1218.56
18	101	1	Kyrgyzstan	1213.58
19	102	3	Tajikistan	1212.41
20	110	8	North Korea	1183.96
21	116	1	Vietnam	1168.02
22	117	3	Lebanon	1167.64
23	124	3	India	1139.39
24	134		Indonesia	1108.73
25	135	3	Malaysia	1107.58
26	137	2	Kuwait	1098.42
27	144	1	Turkmenistan	1065.42
28	147	6	Philippines	1053.03
29	151		Afghanistan	1034.37
30	155	1	Yemen	1021.24
31	157		Hong Kong	1011.91
32	159	4	Singapore	1008.26
33	160	1	Maldives	1003.48
34	163	4	Chinese Taipei	991.34
35	164	1	Myanmar	988.98
36	175	3	Nepal	935.93
37	180	1	Cambodia	924.52
38	183	2	Bhutan	904.1
39	185	1	Bangladesh	896.67
40	186		Macau	896.62
41	189	1	Laos	889.62
42	190	1	Mongolia	884.92
43	191	3	Brunei	881.73
44	196	2	East Timor	843.4
45	197	2	Pakistan	842.59
46	204	1	Guam	821.91
47	205	1	Sri Lanka	820.32
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

FIFA Women's Rankings (as of 14 June 2024)^[26]
AFC*	FIFA	+/-	National Team	Points
1	7		Japan	1975.97
2	10	1	North Korea	1943.66
3	12		Australia	1889.99
4	19		China	1804.37
5	20		South Korea	1794.29
6	37		Vietnam	1611.3
7	39		Philippines	1557.58
8	41	1	Chinese Taipei	1545.46
9	46	1	Thailand	1520.62
10	47	1	Uzbekistan	1516.95
11	54		Myanmar	1481.44
12	63	2	Iran	1398
13	67	1	India	1389.02
14	74		Jordan	1331.17
15	79		Hong Kong	1275.27
16	91	5	Bahrain	1226.16
17	93		Laos	1217.34
18	96		Malaysia	1213.21
19	98	2	Nepal	1208.42
20	100	1	Guam	1206.27
21	107	2	Indonesia	1191
22	114		United Arab Emirates	1158.26
23	117	2	Cambodia	1144.56
24	128		Mongolia	1103.77
25	131	5	Palestine	1100.42
26	132	2	Kyrgyzstan	1099.57
27	134	2	Lebanon	1090.59
28	138	1	Singapore	1077.34
29	139		Turkmenistan	1075.41
30	140		Bangladesh	1068.16
31	154		Tajikistan	991.2
32	157		Sri Lanka	955.21
33	158		Pakistan	949.54
34	159		East Timor	946.01
35	161		Maldives	938.55
36	162		Syria	931.42
37	172		Iraq	862.8
38	173		Bhutan	853.48
39	174		Macau	850.91
40	175		Saudi Arabia	848.57
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

Historical leaders

Men's

Women's

Team of the Year

Men

FIFA Men's World Ranking

Teams ranking in the top four – Men's^[25]
Year	First	Second	Third	Fourth
2023	Japan	Iran	South Korea	Australia
2022	Japan	Iran	South Korea	Australia
2021	Iran	Japan	South Korea	Australia
2020	Japan	Iran	South Korea	Australia
2019	Japan	Iran	South Korea	Australia
2018	Iran	Australia	Japan	South Korea
2017	Iran	Australia	Japan	South Korea
2016	Iran	South Korea	Japan	Australia
2015	Iran	South Korea	Japan	Australia
2014	Iran	Japan	South Korea	Uzbekistan
2013	Iran	Japan	South Korea	Australia
2012	Japan	South Korea	Australia	Iran
2011	Japan	Australia	South Korea	Iran
2010	Australia	Japan	South Korea	Iran
2009	Australia	Japan	South Korea	Bahrain
2008	Australia	Japan	South Korea	Iran
2007	Japan	Iran	South Korea	Australia
2006	Iran	Australia	Uzbekistan	Japan
2005	Japan	Iran	South Korea	Saudi Arabia
2004	Japan	Iran	South Korea	Saudi Arabia
2003	South Korea	Saudi Arabia	Iran	Japan
2002	South Korea	Japan	Iran	Saudi Arabia
2001	Iran	Saudi Arabia	Japan	South Korea
2000	Saudi Arabia	Iran	Japan	South Korea
1999	Saudi Arabia	Iran	South Korea	United Arab Emirates
1998	South Korea	Japan	Kuwait	Iran
1997	Japan	South Korea	Saudi Arabia	Kuwait
1996	Japan	Saudi Arabia	South Korea	Thailand
1995	Japan	South Korea	Saudi Arabia	China
1994	Saudi Arabia	South Korea	Japan	China
1993	Saudi Arabia	South Korea	Japan	United Arab Emirates

Performances by countries

Team	First place	Second place	Third place
Japan	12 (1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023)	8 (1998, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2021)	8 (1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Iran	9 (2000, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021)	9 (1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023)	2 (2002, 2003)
Saudi Arabia	4 (1993, 1994, 1999, 2000)	3 (1996, 2001, 2003)	2 (1995, 1997)
South Korea	3 (1998, 2002, 2003)	7 (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2012, 2015, 2016)	16 (1996, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Australia	3 (2008, 2009, 2010)	3 (2011, 2017, 2017)	1 (2012)
Uzbekistan	0	0	1 (2006)
Kuwait	0	0	1 (1998)

Women

FIFA Women's World Ranking

Teams ranking in the top four – Women's^[26]
Year	First	Second	Third	Fourth
2023	Japan	North Korea	Australia	China
2022	North Korea	Japan	Australia	China
2021	North Korea	Australia	Japan	South Korea
2020	Australia	Japan	China	South Korea
2019	Australia	Japan	North Korea	China
2018	Australia	Japan	North Korea	South Korea
2017	Australia	Japan	North Korea	South Korea
2016	Australia	Japan	North Korea	China
2015	Japan	North Korea	Australia	China
2014	Japan	North Korea	Australia	China
2013	Japan	Australia	North Korea	South Korea
2012	Japan	Australia	North Korea	South Korea
2011	Japan	North Korea	Australia	South Korea
2010	Japan	North Korea	Australia	China
2009	North Korea	Japan	China	Australia
2008	North Korea	Japan	China	Australia
2007	North Korea	Japan	Australia	China
2006	North Korea	China	Japan	South Korea
2005	North Korea	China	Japan	South Korea
2004	China	North Korea	Japan	Chinese Taipei
2003	China	North Korea	Japan	Chinese Taipei

Performances by countries

Men's elo rankings

World Football Elo Ratings for AFC members:^[27]

AFC	Elo	Country	Elo ratings	1 year change
1	17	Japan	1,851	4
2	20	Iran	1,818
3	29	Australia	1,768	2
4	37	South Korea	1,731	13
5	46	Uzbekistan	1,666	5
6	52	Qatar	1,647	18
7	53	Iraq	1,643	2
8	60	Saudi Arabia	1,612	3
9	64	Jordan	1,599	12
10	73	Oman	1,542	7
11	79	United Arab Emirates	1,508	7
12	92	Bahrain	1,460	2
13	96	Syria	1,446	3
14	100	Palestine	1,419	3
15	102	Thailand	1,416	7
16	105	China	1,404	12
17	109	Tajikistan	1,388	3
18	111	North Korea	1,366	3
18	122	Indonesia	1,341	24
20	127	Kuwait	1,330	16
21	144	Lebanon	1,281	8
22	148	Vietnam	1,126	43
22	148	Kyrgyzstan	1,126	7
24	151	Malaysia	1,264	16
25	160	Turkmenistan	1,212	1
26	162	India	1,194	10
27	169	Singapore	1,118
28	170	Afghanistan	1,114	8
29	173	Yemen	1,094	2
30	180	Hong Kong	1,056	1
31	183	Philippines	1,045
32	196	Bangladesh	932	1
33	197	Myanmar	919	1
34	198	Chinese Taipei	906	2
35	201	Nepal	889
36	202	Maldives	879	1
37	205	Cambodia	842
38	207	Pakistan	827
39	210	Mongolia	790
40	217	Sri Lanka	707	5
41	222	Guam	680	3
42	225	Laos	665
42	225	Macau	665
44	229	Brunei	621	3
45	231	East Timor	610
46	232	Bhutan	607	3
47	239	Northern Mariana Islands	452

Club Competitions Ranking

The AFC Club Competitions Ranking ranks its member associations by results in the AFC competitions. Rankings are calculated by AFC.^[28] Listed here are the top 30 countries.

AFC	Country	Points
1	Saudi Arabia	93.795
2	Japan	91.820
3	South Korea	88.295
4	Qatar	75.950
5	Iran	72.018
6	United Arab Emirates	64.130
7	China	57.630
8	Thailand	49.470
9	Uzbekistan	45.006
10	Iraq	36.902
11	Australia	34.080
12	Jordan	30.161
13	Malaysia	29.950
14	Vietnam	29.468
15	Hong Kong	27.450
16	Tajikistan	23.976
17	India	23.637
18	Bahrain	20.681
19	Kuwait	20.070
20	Turkmenistan	19.464
21	Philippines	18.428
22	Lebanon	17.761
23	Syria	17.612
24	Singapore	16.824
25	North Korea	16.117
26	Indonesia	15.083
27	Bangladesh	14.120
28	Oman	12.453
29	Maldives	9.467
30	Myanmar	8.287

Beach soccer national teams

Rankings are calculated by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW).^[29]

AFC rank	World rank	Country	Points
1	6	Japan	1549
2	7	Iran	1486
3	14	United Arab Emirates	945
4	21	Oman	555
5	40	Lebanon	217
6	47	Palestine	177
7	55	China	129
8	56	Bahrain	128
9	65	Malaysia	95
10	70	Iraq	78
11	71	Thailand	77
12	74	Afghanistan	69
13	79	Qatar	61
14	82	Syria	56
15	85	Kuwait	46
15	85	Kyrgyzstan	46
17	94	Saudi Arabia	30
18	108	Australia	0
19	111	Yemen	0
20	112	Philippines	0
21	113	Indonesia	0
22	115	Uzbekistan	0
23	115	Vietnam	0
24	115	Laos	0

Men's futsal

Futsal Rankings (as of 6 May 2024)^[30]
AFC*	FIFA	National Team	Points
1	4	IR Iran	1469.33
2	9	Thailand	1316.27
3	11	Uzbekistan	1288.96
4	15	Japan	1248.99
5	28	Indonesia	1142.84
6	30	Afghanistan	1138.02
7	33	Vietnam	1117.02
8	34	Tajikistan	1116.37
9	35	Kuwait	1115.99
10	41	Kyrgyz Republic	1091.36
11	42	Iraq	1091.27
12	48	Saudi Arabia	1049.97
13	49	Australia	1049.01
14	53	Lebanon	1032.42
15	56	Myanmar	1024.20
16	64	Laos	995.28
17	66	Turkmenistan	993.62
18	70	Korea Republic	980.88
19	73	Bahrain	978.69
20	79	Malaysia	971.06
21	81	Jordan	968.31
22	84	China PR	966.93
23	85	Chinese Taipei	964.21
24	93	Qatar	945.32
25	95	Philippines	943.99
26	96	Oman	940.88
27	102	United Arab Emirates	925.95
28	110	Maldives	905.56
29	111	East Timor	903.70
30	113	Mongolia	894.41
31	116	Brunei	882.51
32	117	Macau	878.44
33	120	Hong Kong, China	866.16
34	121	Nepal	865.96
35	122	Palestine	863.57
36	142	Cambodia	857.22
37	135	India	756.13
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

a number between brackets is the rank of the previous week. (*)= Provisional ranking (played at least 10 matches).

Women's futsal

Futsal Women's Rankings (as of 6 May 2024)^[31]
AFC*	FIFA	National Team	Points
1	6	Thailand	1163.97
2	8	IR Iran	1146.96
3	9	Japan	1139.54
4	13	Vietnam	1096.34
5	14	Indonesia	1057.12
6	21	Chinese Taipei	1032.95
7	24	Uzbekistan	1021.38
8	25	China PR	1016.45
9	28	Malaysia	987.72
10	29	Lebanon	981.18
11	31	Hong Kong, China	979.02
12	34	Palestine	974.58
13	37	Bahrain	962.22
14	38	Myanmar	955.52
15	39	Turkmenistan	945.43
16	44	Bangladesh	920.38
17	46	Macau	916.20
18	48	Afghanistan	907.13
19	51	Saudi Arabia	899.62
20	53	Iraq	887.88
21	55	United Arab Emirates	885.35
22	60	Guam	867.51
23	61	Philippines	866.38
24	62	Kuwait	863.43
25	66	Kyrgyz Republic	850.34
26	67	Oman	848.46
27	69	Tajikistan	828.67
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

Tournament record

Legend

1st – Champion
2nd – Runner-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
QF – Quarter-finals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8)
R2 — Round 2 (1974–1978, second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16)
R1 — Round 1 (1930, 1950–1970 and 1986–present: group stage; 1934–1938: knockout round of 16; 1974–1982: first group stage)
Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
• — Did not qualify
× — Did not enter / withdrawn / banned / disqualified
— Hosts

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record
Team	1930 (13)	1934 (16)	1938 (15)	1950 (13)	1954 (16)	1958 (16)	1962 (16)	1966 (16)	1970 (16)	1974 (16)	1978 (16)	1982 (24)	1986 (24)	1990 (24)	1994 (24)	1998 (32)	2002 (32)	2006 (32)	2010 (32)	2014 (32)	2018 (32)	2022 (32)	2026 (48)	2030 (48)	2034 (48)	Years
South Korea	Did not exist			×	R1	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	R1	R1	4th	R1	R2	R1	R1	R2				11
Japan	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R2				7
Iran	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	R1	×	×	•	•	R1	•	R1	•	R1	R1	R1				6
Saudi Arabia	Did not exist					×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	R2	R1	R1	R1	•	•	R1	R1			Q	6
Australia*	Part of OFC																		R1	R1	R1	R2				4
North Korea	Did not exist			×	×	×	×	QF	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	×	×	•	R1	•	•	×				2
Qatar	Did not exist										×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1				1
China	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•				1
United Arab Emirates	Did not exist										×	×	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•				1
Iraq	Did not exist			×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•				1
Kuwait	Did not exist			×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•				1
Indonesia^[a]	×	×	R1	×	×	•	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•				1
Israel	Did not exist			•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	Not a member of AFC															1
Total (13 teams)	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	8/9			43

* Australia qualified for FIFA WC for six times, two as OFC member and four as AFC member.

^ Indonesia competed as the Dutch East Indies in 1938.

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup record
Team (Total 35 teams)	1956 (4)	1960 (4)	1964 (4)	1968 (5)	1972 (6)	1976 (6)	1980 (10)	1984 (10)	1988 (10)	1992 (8)	1996 (12)	2000 (12)	2004 (16)	2007 (16)	2011 (16)	2015 (16)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	2027 (24)	Years
Iran				1st	1st	1st	3rd	4th	3rd	GS	3rd	QF	3rd	QF	QF	QF	SF	SF	Q	16
South Korea	1st	1st	3rd		2nd		2nd	GS	2nd		QF	3rd	QF	3rd	3rd	2nd	QF	SF	Q	16
China						3rd	GS	2nd	4th	3rd	QF	4th	2nd	GS	GS	QF	QF	GS	Q	14
Saudi Arabia								1st	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	GS	2nd	GS	GS	R16	R16	Q	12
Qatar							GS	GS	GS	GS		QF	GS	GS	QF	GS	1st	1st	Q	12
United Arab Emirates							GS	GS	GS	4th	2nd		GS	GS	GS	3rd	SF	R16	Q	12
Japan									GS	1st	QF	1st	1st	4th	1st	QF	2nd	QF	Q	11
Kuwait					GS	2nd	1st	3rd	GS		4th	QF	GS		GS	GS			Q	11
Iraq					GS	4th					QF	QF	QF	1st	QF	4th	R16	R16	Q	11
Uzbekistan											GS	GS	QF	QF	4th	QF	R16	QF	Q	9
Bahrain									GS				4th	GS	GS	GS	R16	R16	Q	8
Thailand					3rd					GS	GS	GS	GS	GS			R16	R16		8
Syria							GS	GS	GS		GS				GS		GS	R16		7
Australia	Part of OFC													QF	2nd	1st	QF	QF	Q	6
Indonesia											GS	GS	GS	GS				R16	Q	6
Jordan													QF		QF	GS	R16	2nd	Q	6
North Korea							4th			GS					GS	GS	GS		Q	6
Oman													GS	GS		GS	R16	GS	Q	6
India			2nd					GS							GS		GS	GS		5
Vietnam	4th	4th												QF			QF	GS		5
Israel	2nd	2nd	1st	3rd	Part of UEFA															4
Hong Kong	3rd		4th	5th														GS		4
Malaysia						GS	GS							GS				GS		4
Palestine																GS	GS	R16	Q	4
Kyrgyzstan																	R16	GS	Q	3
Lebanon												GS					GS	GS		3
Chinese Taipei		3rd		4th																2
Turkmenistan													GS				GS			2
Yemen						GS										GS				2
Bangladesh							GS													1
Cambodia					4th															1
Myanmar				2nd																1
Philippines																	GS			1
Singapore								GS												1
Tajikistan																		QF		1

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Team	1991 (12)	1995 (12)	1999 (16)	2003 (16)	2007 (16)	2011 (16)	2015 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (32)	2027 (32)	Years
Japan	R1	QF	R1	R1	R1	1st	2nd	R2	QF		9
China	QF	4th	2nd	QF	QF	•	QF	R2	R1		8
Australia	Part of OFC				QF	QF	QF	R2	4th		5
South Korea	•	•	•	R1	•	•	R2	R1	R1		4
North Korea	•	×	R1	R1	QF	R1	×	•	×		4
Thailand	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	•		2
Philippines	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1		1
Vietnam	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	R1		1
Chinese Taipei	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
Total (9 teams)	3	2	3	4	4	3	5	5	5+1		35

Olympic Games

Men's tournament

Olympic Games ( Men's tournament) record
Team	1900 (3)	1904 (3)		1908 (6)	1912 (11)	1920 (14)	1924 (22)	1928 (17)	1936 (16)	1948 (18)	1952 (25)	1956 (11)	1960 (16)	1964 (14)	1968 (16)	1972 (16)	1976 (13)	1980 (16)	1984 (16)	1988 (16)	1992 (16)	1996 (16)	2000 (16)	2004 (16)	2008 (16)	2012 (16)	2016 (16)	2020 (16)	2024 (16)	Years
Japan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF			GS		QF	3rd							GS	QF	GS	GS	4th	GS	4th	Q	12
South Korea	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		QF				GS						GS	GS	GS	GS	QF	GS	3rd	QF	5th		11
Iraq	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Not a member of AFC									QF	GS	GS				4th			GS		Q	6
India	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		GS	GS	4th	GS																	4
Saudi Arabia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•											GS			GS						15th		3
China	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS											GS					GS					3
Kuwait	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•										QF			GS		GS							3
Iran	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•						GS		GS	QF													3
Australia	Part of OFC																								GS			12th		2
Qatar	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•											GS		QF									2
Thailand	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•				GS			GS															2
Chinese Taipei	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		GS			GS																	2
Israel	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•							QF		QF	Not a member of AFC												2
Uzbekistan	Not a member of AFC																												Q	1
United Arab Emirates	•	Not a member of AFC																								GS				1
Syria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•										GS												1
North Korea	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•									QF													1
Malaysia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•								GS														1
Myanmar	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•								GS														1
Indonesia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•				QF																		1
Afghanistan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		GS																				1
Total (21 teams)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	63

Women's tournament

Olympic Games ( Women's tournament) record
Team	1996 (8)	2000 (8)	2004 (10)	2008 (12)	2012 (12)	2016 (12)	2020 (12)	2024 (12)	Years
Japan	7th	–	7th	4th	2nd	–	8th	Q	6
China	2nd	5th	9th	5th	–	8th	10th	–	6
Australia	Part of OFC			–	–	7th	4th	Q	3
North Korea	–	–	–	9th	9th	–	×	–	2
Total (4 teams)	2	1	2	3	2	2	3	2	17

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Team (Total 22 teams)	1975 (6)	1977 (6)	1979 (6)	1981 (8)	1983 (6)	1986 (7)	1989 (8)	1991 (9)	1993 (8)	1995 (11)	1997 (11)	1999 (15)	2001 (14)	2003 (14)	2006 (9)	2008 (8)	2010 (8)	2014 (8)	2018 (8)	2022 (12)	Years
Japan		GS		GS		2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	4th	2nd	4th	4th	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	SF	17
Thailand	2nd	2nd		2nd	1st	3rd	GS	GS		GS		GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	5th	4th	QF	17
China						1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	1st	2nd	4th	3rd	3rd	1st	15
Chinese Taipei		1st	1st	1st			2nd	3rd	4th	3rd	4th	2nd	GS	GS	GS	GS				QF	14
Hong Kong	GS	GS	4th	4th	GS	GS	4th	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS							14
South Korea								GS	GS	4th	GS	GS	4th	3rd	GS	GS	GS	4th	5th	2nd	13
Philippines				GS	GS				GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS					6th	SF	10
North Korea							GS	4th	2nd		2nd	3rd	1st	1st	3rd	1st	2nd				10
Vietnam												GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	6th	GS	QF	9
India			2nd	3rd	2nd					GS	GS	GS	GS	GS						WD^[a]	9
Malaysia	4th		GS		3rd	GS		GS	GS	GS		GS	GS								9
Australia	3rd		3rd												2nd	4th	1st	2nd	2nd	QF	8
Singapore	GS	3rd		GS	4th			GS					GS	GS							7
Myanmar														GS	GS		GS	GS		GS	5
Indonesia		4th		GS		4th	GS													GS	5
Uzbekistan										GS	GS	GS	GS	GS							5
Guam											GS	GS	GS	GS							4
Nepal						GS	GS					GS									3
Kazakhstan										GS	GS	GS		Part of UEFA							3
Jordan																		GS	GS		2
Iran																				GS	1
New Zealand	1st																				1

Notes:

^ India failed to name the required 13 players and were unable to play their match of the group stage against Chinese Taipei due to them having fewer than 13 players left with the remaining team members testing positive for COVID-19. They were considered to have withdrawn from the tournament, and all previous matches played by them were considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.^[32]

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Team	1977 (16)	1979 (16)	1981 (16)	1983 (16)	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (24)	1999 (24)	2001 (24)	2003 (24)	2005 (24)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	Years
South Korea	•	GS	GS	4th	•	•	•	QF	GS	•	GS	GS	•	R16	GS	GS	QF	R16	QF	•	R16	2nd	4th	16
Japan	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	QF	2nd	GS	QF	R16	R16	•	•	•	•	R16	R16	GS	11
Saudi Arabia	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	•	•	R16	•	•	R16	GS	•	9
China	•	•	•	GS	QF	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	R16	•	R16	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	5
Uzbekistan	Part of USSR								•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	QF	QF	•	•	R16	5
Iraq	GS	•	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	•	GS	5
Qatar	•	•	2nd	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	4
Syria	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	QF	•	GS	•	•	•	•	R16	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4
Iran	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	3
North Korea	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	GS	•	•	•	3
Australia	Part of OFC															•	GS	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	3
United Arab Emirates	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R16	•	•	QF	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
Indonesia	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Vietnam	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	1
Myanmar	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	1
Jordan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Malaysia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Bahrain	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Kazakhstan	Part of USSR								•	•	•	GS	•	Part of UEFA										1
Total (19 teams)	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4		69

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
Team	2002 (12)	2004 (12)	2006 (16)	2008 (16)	2010 (16)	2012 (16)	2014 (16)	2016 (16)	2018 (16)	2022 (16)	Years
Japan	QF	•	•	QF	GS	3rd	•	3rd	1st	2nd	7
North Korea	•	•	1st	2nd	QF	QF	4th	1st	QF	•	7
South Korea	•	GS	•	•	3rd	QF	QF	GS	•	GS	6
China	•	2nd	2nd	GS	•	GS	GS	•	GS	•	6
Australia	Part of OFC		GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	2
Thailand	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Chinese Taipei	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Total (7 teams)	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	30

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Team	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (16)	1999 (16)	2001 (16)	2003 (16)	2005 (16)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	Years
Japan	•	•	•	•	QF	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	GS	QF	R16	•	R16	R16	R16	10
Qatar	GS	QF	•	4th	GS	GS	•	QF	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	7
South Korea	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	QF	•	•	R16	•	QF	GS	7
China	QF	•	GS	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	GS	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	6
North Korea	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R16	•	GS	•	R16	GS	•	•	5
Iran	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	R16	•	R16	•	QF	•	R16	5
Australia	Part of OFC											•	•	R16	•	R16	•	R16	•	3
United Arab Emirates	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R16	•	GS	•	•	•	•	3
Oman	•	•	•	•	•	4th	QF	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
Saudi Arabia	QF	GS	1st	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
Uzbekistan	Part of USSR				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R16	•	•	•	QF	3
Tajikistan	Part of USSR				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R16	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	2
Iraq	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	R16	•	•	2
Syria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R16	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	2
Thailand	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Bahrain	•	•	4th	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
India	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	1
Indonesia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	1
Yemen	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Total (19 teams)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	5	4	4	5	4	5	4	5	63

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Team	2008 (16)	2010 (16)	2012 (16)	2014 (16)	2016 (16)	2018 (16)	2022 (16)	2024 (16)	Years
Japan	QF	2nd	QF	1st	2nd	QF	QF	Q	8
North Korea	1st	4th	2nd	GS	1st	QF	•	Q	7
China	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	GS	•	3
South Korea	QF	1st	•	•	•	GS	•	Q	4
India	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	1
Jordan	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	1
Total (6 teams)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	24

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Team	1989 (16)	1992 (16)	1996 (16)	2000 (16)	2004 (16)	2008 (20)	2012 (24)	2016 (24)	2021 (24)	2024 (24)	Years
Iran		4th	R1	R1	R1	R2	R2	3rd	QF	Q	9
Thailand				R1	R1	R1	R2	R2	R2	Q	7
Japan	R1				R1	R1	R2		R2		5
China		R1	R1			R1					3
Uzbekistan								R1	R2	Q	3
Australia							R1	R1			2
Vietnam								R2	R2		2
Chinese Taipei					R1						1
Hong Kong		R1									1
Kazakhstan				R1							1
Kuwait							R1				1
Malaysia			R1								1
Saudi Arabia	R1										1
Tajikistan										Q	1
Afghanistan										Q	1
Total (15 teams)	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	39

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record
Team	1995 (8)	1996 (8)	1997 (8)	1998 (10)	1999 (12)	2000 (12)	2001 (12)	2002 (8)	2003 (8)	2004 (12)	2005 (12)	2006 (16)	2007 (16)	2008 (16)	2009 (16)	2011 (16)	2013 (16)	2015 (16)	2017 (16)	2019 (16)	2021 (16)	2024 (16)	2025 (16)	Years
Japan	•	•	GS	•	QF	4th	GS	•	•	•	4th	QF	GS	GS	QF	GS	QF	QF	GS	4th	2nd	QF		16
Iran	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	•	GS	QF	QF	3rd	•	•	3rd		8
United Arab Emirates	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	•	GS	•	GS	GS	GS	QF		8
Oman	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	GS	GS	GS		5
Bahrain	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		2
Thailand	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		2
Malaysia	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
Total (7 teams)	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	42

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Team	1992 (4)	1995 (6)	1997 (8)	1999 (8)	2001 (8)	2003 (8)	2005 (8)	2009 (8)	2013 (8)	2017 (8)	Years
Japan	•	GS	•	•	2nd	GS	GS	•	GS	•	5
Saudi Arabia	2nd	GS	GS	4th	•	•	•	•	•	•	4
Australia	Part of OFC							•	•	GS	1
Iraq	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	1
South Korea	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	1
United Arab Emirates	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Total (6 teams)	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	13

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e (in English) "AFC Executive Committee and Asia's FIFA Council members confirmed".
^ 香港足球總會九十週年紀念特刊 (Hong Kong Football Association 90th Anniversary Booklet) 2004
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^ "Latest update on the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022". Asian Football Confederation. 23 January 2022. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

External links

Official website (in English and Arabic)

[Outside_Asia-2] Also including some countries/territories in Oceania such as Australia, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.

[8] also a FIFA Council Member

[fm-ofc2-14] Former member of the Oceania Football Confederation (1966–1972, 1978–2006), joined AFC.

[oc-onoc-15] Oceania country or territory is a member of the Oceania National Olympic Committees rather than the Olympic Council of Asia.

[fm-ofc1-16] Former member of the Oceania Football Confederation (1976–1982), joined AFC.

[mac-17] Macau's Olympic Committee is an OCA member and not an IOC member.

[usoc-18] Part of the United States Olympic Committee.

[39] Indonesia competed as the Dutch East Indies in 1938.

[41] India failed to name the required 13 players and were unable to play their match of the group stage against Chinese Taipei due to them having fewer than 13 players left with the remaining team members testing positive for COVID-19. They were considered to have withdrawn from the tournament, and all previous matches played by them were considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.^[32]

[1] "All-Asia football association". The Straits Times. 8 May 1954. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2020. The Asian Games (sic) Football Confederation was formed in Manila yesterday.

[3] "AFC STATUTES Edition 2017" (PDF). AFC. 8 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[4] "AFC GENERAL SECRETARY: DATO' WINDSOR JOHN". Arabian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.

[5] Kewdiepie (3 December 2015). "Prime choice to lead FIFA". The Star. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

[6] "Football (Soccer) − Asian Football Confederation". Asian Sports Net. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

[AFC_Congress_2023-7] (in English) "AFC Executive Committee and Asia's FIFA Council members confirmed".

[9] 香港足球總會九十週年紀念特刊 (Hong Kong Football Association 90th Anniversary Booklet) 2004

[10] "AFC's 63rd anniversary: Seven events that shaped Asian football". Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024.

[11] "New Football Bloc for South West Asia Launched in Jeddah". reuters. 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

[12] "New football bloc for South West Asia launched in Jeddah". The New York Times. 31 May 2018. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

[13] "New football federation to feature teams from South, West Asia". Geo TV. 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

[19] "Aust-Asian bid fails". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 September 1974. p. 11. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2014.

[israel-20] Montague, James (27 February 2008). "Time is right for Israel to return to its Asian roots". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

[21] "AFC TELLS INDONESIA: PAY OR BE SACKED". The Straits Times. 28 August 1964. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2014.

[22] "Arabia and Yemen are new members". The Straits Times. 28 July 1972. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

[23] "UEFA delegation visit Kazakhstan". UEFA. 26 June 2002.

[24] "The curious case of Kazakh football". FIFA. 21 October 2022.

[25] "the-afc.com". Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

[26] "the-afc.com". Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

[27] AFC Women's Club Championship Archived 15 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine the-afc.com

[28] Griffiths, Ian. "Clubs sandwiched". FootballAsia.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2005. Retrieved 19 July 2005.

[29] AFC Futsal Club Championship Archived 22 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine the-afc.com

[30] "National Competitions". www.the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

[31] "Club Competitions". www.the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-32] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-33] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

[34] "World Football Elo Rankings (men) – AFC Region". Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

[35] "AFC Club Competitions Ranking". Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.

[36] "World Ranking: Asia-AFC". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2020.

[37] "The FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking" (PDF). FIFA. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

[38] "The FIFA Women's Futsal World Ranking" (PDF). FIFA. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

[India-40] "Latest update on the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022". Asian Football Confederation. 23 January 2022. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

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